A wheeled airline catering cart occupies the center of the frame, painted in the livery of the presidential aircraft: white upper body, curved blue lower panel, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA lettered down the side. Its full height door hangs open on empty wire shelving. Above it a pale blue placard reads AIR FORCE ONE, with ONE struck through in red and RUN! added beside that word in the same color. Two neckties poke out from between the casters underneath, one of them the long red tie Donald Trump is known for, the only trace of the men folded up inside. The drawing responds to reports that Trump sheltered in an airline galley cart against an assassination threat traced to Iran, turning the most recognizable branding in presidential aviation into an instruction to flee. Jonathan Brown signed the lower right corner alongside inkstains.com and Cagle.com/brown.
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On July 1 2026 Rick McKee depicts a clown-costumed Donald Trump raising balloon letters that spell AMERICA beneath the words HAPPY 250,TH. The figure wears a stars-and-stripes top hat and suit with a polka-dot bow tie and a yellow sign labels him THE BIRTHDAY CLOWN. The image marks the approach of the United States semiquincentennial on July 4 2026.
Jun
25
2026
A group of protesters at the reflecting pool in Washington DC dump red liquid from containers marked with toxic symbols while holding signs reading Support Iran and Death to ICE. One figure displays a swastika and another denies involvement in any pollution through a large speech bubble. The scene includes scattered debris and a skull-and-crossbones bag.
May
29
2025
On May 29, 2025, John Darkow's cartoon portrays the White House as a commercial operation where pardons are sold and all visitors must pass through a grift shop. The drawing responds to ongoing concerns about monetization of presidential powers during the Trump administration. A figure carrying a briefcase approaches the entrance beneath signs advertising pardons for sale.
Mar
14
2018
Following the February 2018 Parkland school shooting, students organized a March 14 national walkout demanding gun restrictions. Republican congressional leaders and President Trump faced accusations of inaction due to NRA ties. The cartoon depicts them avoiding the issue while protesters rally.
